Digital Marketing Lead - Kahoots
Location: US, IL, Chicago
Department: WyR
Salary range: 50000-80000
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Director
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Consumer Services
Function: Marketing

Company profile:
The story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 isn’t really about the fire. It’s about what happened next: A remarkable moment when the most brilliant engineers, architects and inventors came together to build a new city. Their innovations – born of passion and practical ingenuity – shaped not just Chicago, but the modern world. What started 140 years ago continues to this day.Chicago’s brightest digital designers, engineers and entrepreneurs are shaping new technologies, disrupting old business models, and resetting the boundaries of what’s possible. If that sounds like you, join us.Come to a place where you can share ideas, make mistakes, work hard, build your business and, with a little luck, change the world.Welcome to 1871.From photo-editing apps to interactive healthcare programs, 1871 has a member company that fits your interests and expertise! Whether you’re a designer, a marketing expert, or software developer, we have a startup looking for you. Each company is looking for a way to innovate their industry and is looking to do so in creative and original ways. We are looking to match you with one of our amazing member companies based on the information you provide to us and their current needs. If you believe that you have the skills and vision to help digital startups get their start, 1871 is the right place for you!

Job description:
DIGITAL MARKTING LEADDo you believe that inbound marketing drives the best leads? Do you love creating content and providing prospects and customers with information and tools they value? Are you constantly thinking of highly compelling, multi-media content that expresses thought leadership, instills credibility, increases SEO and captures the attention of millions? Do you dream of creating a piece of content that goes viral overnight?GENERAL SUMMARYKahoots is an 1871 company that’s reinventing your phones’ address book – organizing contacts by need as well as name and sharing recommendations of great local businesses with friends. Kahoots is looking to fill a need for us creating and managing our inbound marketing program and bringing the buzz to Kahoots! We’re not looking for an intern to make coffee. We make our own. What we are looking for is a leader to help us roll out our product here in Chicago. We are looking for a high achieving self-starter who embodies excellent business judgment, leadership and technical savviness.Apply now to join and grow with a dynamic startup team that is funded and partnered with industry leading companies here in Chicago. This person will report to the VP of Sales.We are considering candidates at varying levels, so if you believe you have what it takes, please apply!#URL_f9a76b81c870b1c023e71c5a9231d44d811992e00f9afbcdbaec7126da95427f#

Requirements:
If the following describes you, you are our ideal candidate:• You have a sense of humor, enjoy interacting with people and radiate a positive vibe.• You can understand and execute inbound methodologies and influencer marketing strategies while navigating a full spectrum or marketing goals• You are versed in creating and executing automated marketing strategies and tool-suites such as Hubspot, Marketo, Pardot.• You’ll lead our Chicago outreach to 700,000 customers of our key strategic partner.• You’ll create, implement and guide the social media strategy aligned to business and marketing objectives• You’ll create, curate and develop content to leverage across social channels• Develop, execute, track, report and analyze social campaigns against business goals, objectives and key performance indicators• Identify, recommend and execute improvements for optimizing social strategies and platforms• You have a strong attention to detail, are well organized and can manage multiple projects simultaneously.• You thrive in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.• You are hungry.

Benefits:
Equity Options will be offered on top of salary. A deferred bonus (to year two) of up to 20% will also be considered.